aborted

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. Brought forth prematurely.

2. Checked in normal development at an early stage; as in, spines are aborted branches.

3. (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.

- 'The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state.' -Richard Owen.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of abort